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Walter Ross Ronson

Male 1909 - 1981  (71 years)


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  • Name Walter Ross Ronson 
    Birth 17 Dec 1909  Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Oct 1981  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 31 Oct 1981  Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I655  Weeks
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2007 

    Father Mark Ronson,   b. 14 Nov 1886, , Middleton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1936, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Anna Bell Weeks,   b. 9 Apr 1888, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1981, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 26 May 1909  Courtland, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Marriage;
      Groom: Mark Ronson
      Occupation: Farmer
      bachelor
      Age: 22 years
      Religion: Baptist
      Residence; Near Goshen in Middleton
      Parents: C.H. Ronson, carpenter; Cridlen, Henrietta
      Bride; Annie Bell Weeks
      Occupation: Domestic
      Spinster
      Age: 21 years
      Religion: Presbyterian
      Residence; Middleton Twp S of Tillsonburg, Ont
      Parents: Walter Weeks, farmer; Mary Foley
      Date of Marriage; May 26, 1909, Courtland, Ont
      Witnesses: Sarah H Vooden; Martha Tisdale, Courtland, Ont
      MInister; Thomas Vooden, by licence.
      Source: LDS Film # 1872065; #15159 -09

      Tillsonburg Observer, May 27, 1909 pg 5 col 5
      Ronson - Weeks
      Mr. Mark Ronson and Miss Annie Belle Weeks, two well known and
      estimable young residents of Middleton, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Thos. Voaden, at the parsonage in Courtland, on Wednesday, 26th May.
      The young couple are spending the honeymoon at Waterford, and will make their home on a farm on the Goshen road.
    Family ID F211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Amelia Butler,   b. 6 Oct 1910, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 2000, Norvilla Lodge, Norwich, Oxford County., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 20 Aug 1932 
    Family ID F212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2006 

  • Notes 
    • Changed his name to Walter from Wallace

      Burial is in Tillsonburg Cemetery, Burial was done Oct. 31, 1981 by Verhoeve Funeral Home.

      Mark was a member of King Hiram Lodge # 78 AF and AM.

      His obituary was posted in the Tillsonburg Paper.
      Obituary - W. ROSS RONSON
      W. Ross Ronson of RR 2, Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 29, 1981, in his 72nd year.
      Born in Middleton Township, December 17, 1909, he was a son of the former Anna Bell Weeks and the late Mark Ronson. He was a life long resident of Middleton Township. From 1939 to 1955 Mr. Ronson was a partner with Joseph McHugh in the Ronson and McHugh feed and machine business. When the partnership was dissolved Mr Ronson operated the Ronson Supply Co.,, dealing in lumber, from 1955-1961. He was a member of King Hiram Lodge No. 78 AF & AM.
      Surviving are his wife the former Margaret Butler; his mother Mrs. Anna Bell Ronson of RR2, Tillsonburg, two aunts, Mrs. Mae Weeks of Delhi and Mrs. Bessie Ronson of Tillsonburg; and several cousins.
      Resting at the H.D. Verhoeve Funeral HOme, Tillsonburg, where service will be held Saturday, October 31, at 2 pm, conducted by Rev. Ronald L. Evans of Goshen Baptist Church and Pastor James Twineu of Courtland Fellowship Baptist Church.
      Interment in Tillsonburg Cemetery.
      Memorial donations to the charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by the family.

  • Sources 
    1. [S153] Death record & burial monument Tillsonburg Cemetery, W. Ross Ronson 1981 (Reliability: 3).
      W. Ross Ronson 1909 - 1981

    2. [S148] Tillsonburg News 1981 , Walter Ross Ronson, Obituary (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S146] OVS Marriages 1909 Mark Ronson & Anna Bell Weeks, Reg # 15159 (Reliability: 3).



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